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Prayer, Providence and Empire - Special Worship in the British World, 1783-1919 (Hardcover)
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Prayer, Providence and Empire - Special Worship in the British World, 1783-1919 (Hardcover)
Series: Studies in Imperialism
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European settlers in Canada, Australia and South Africa said they
were building 'better Britains' overseas. But their new societies
were frequently threatened by devastating wars, rebellions,
epidemics and natural disasters. It is striking that settlers
turned to old traditions of collective prayer and worship to make
sense of these calamities. At times of trauma, colonial governments
set aside whole days for prayer so that entire populations could
join together to implore God's intervention, assistance or
guidance. And at moments of celebration, such as the coming of
peace, everyone in the empire might participate in synchronized
acts of thanksgiving. Prayer, providence and empire asks why
occasions with origins in the sixteenth century became numerous in
the democratic, pluralistic and secularised conditions of the
'British world'. -- .
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